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擦 す.る、す.れる、-ず.れ、こす.る、こす.れる 摩擦(まさつ): friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe擦る(する): (1) to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass) (2) to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)擦る(こする): to rub; to scrub擦れる(すれる): (1) to rub; to chafe (2) to wear out; to become worn (3) to lose one's innocence; to become sly S 手: hand察: guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand 手 4 (none) grate Ouch! Guess how many fingers I just grated in the grater? (Edit: OR: Ouch! Guess what I just grated in the grater? -- my finger!).

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サツ grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour 1 1485 17 64 て・てへん 形声 Phonetic If you mis-guess the cheese you´ll grate your fingers on the cheese-grater (happens to me all the time). 1185

Kanji	擦
Onyomi	サツ
Kunyomi	す.る、す.れる、-ず.れ、こす.る、こす.れる
English	grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour
Examples	摩擦(まさつ): friction; rubbing; rubdown; chafe 擦る(する): (1) to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass) (2) to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.) 擦る(こする): to rub; to scrub 擦れる(すれる): (1) to rub; to chafe (2) to wear out; to become worn (3) to lose one's innocence; to become sly
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	1485
Components	手: hand 察: guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand
Number of Strokes	17
Kanji Radical	手
Radical Number	64
Radical Strokes	4
Radical Reading	て・てへん
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	形声 Phonetic
Keyword	grate
Koohii Story 1	If you mis-guess the cheese you´ll grate your fingers on the cheese-grater (happens to me all the time).
Koohii Story 2	Ouch! Guess how many fingers I just grated in the grater? (Edit: OR: Ouch! Guess what I just grated in the grater? -- my finger!).
RTK Index (new)	1185

Rub Chafe Lose E.G One's Grate Fingers Ouch